Brent Briggeman

Air Force Academy Sports Reporter

Brent Briggeman has been with the The Gazette since 2006 and began covering Air Force athletics in the fall of 2012. While with The Gazette I've jumped from layout & design to covering the Sky Sox to spending several years overseeing our high school sports coverage. I've written for newspapers at the University of Kansas, St. Joseph, Mo., and Maui. (By the way, one of those things is not like the other)

USA Today released a national database of NCAA assistant football coach salaries on Wednesday. Here are some interesting numbers as they relate to Air Force and area colleges.

- There are 16 assistants with...

Air Force defensive back Weston Steelhammer is greeted by teammates before his final game at Falcon Stadium. The Air Force Academy Falcons defeated Boise State 27-20 Friday, November 25, 2016 at Falcon Stadium. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette

The faces on Army's side will be almost completely different this time, but that doesn't change Air Force's feelings going into Wednesday's basketball game at West Point.

The Falcons have lost to their...

The Air Force football team run onto the field with their new uniforms Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016, before their game against Georgia State at Falcon Stadium on Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)

Air Force coach Troy Calhoun opted to focus on the positives on Sunday afternoon, hours after learning his team would play in the Arizona Bowl against South Alabama on Dec. 30.

Calhoun raved about the...

Boise State cornerback Tyler Horton, lower left, reaches to trip Air Force running back Jacobi Owens who carries the ball for a short gain in the first half of an NCAA college football game Friday, Nov. 25, 2016, at Air Force Academy, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Air Force players joined with their fans in expressing disappointment over their selection to the Arizona Bowl on Sunday.

"Just let us go home," one prominent player tweeted, before quickly deleting.

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Air Force's Arion Worthman is about to pitch to Tim McVey during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Fresno State in Fresno, Calif., Friday, Oct. 28, 2016. (AP Photo/Gary Kazanjian)

The Arizona Bowl was viewed as a worst-case scenario for most in and around the Air Force football program, and now it is a reality.

Before we dissect all of this, let’s review why the Falcons (9-3) feel...

Air Force players raise their arms in victory after singing the school song after defeating Boise State in the second half of an NCAA college football game Friday, Nov. 25, 2016, at Air Force Academy, Colo. Air Force won 27-20. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)